AZ-305T00: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions
This course teaches Azure Solution Architects how to design infrastructure solutions. Course topics cover governance, compute, application architecture, storage, data integration, authentication, networks, business continuity, and migrations. The course combines lecture with case studies to demonstrate basic architect design principles.
Modules 1: Design a governance solution
Lessons:
- Design for governance
- Design for management groups
- Design for Azure subscriptions
- Design for resource groups
- Design for resource tagging
- Design for Azure Policy and RBAC
- Design for Azure Landing Zones
Case Study:
- Cost and Accounting
- New development project
Modules 2: Design a compute solution
Lessons:
- Choose a compute service
- Design for Azure virtual machine solutions
- Design for Azure Batch solutions
- Design for Azure App Services solutions
- Design for Azure Container Instances solutions
- Design for Azure Kubernetes Service solutions
- Design for Azure Function solutions
- Design for Azure Logic App solutions
Case Studies:
- Product and usage case (matching)
- Choose a compute service (drag and drop)
- Compute solutions
Modules 3: Design a non-relational storage solution
Lessons:
- Design for data storage
- Design for Azure storage accounts
- Design for data redundancy
- Design for Azure blob storage
- Design for Azure files
- Design an Azure disk solutions
- Design for storage security
Case Study:
- Non-relational data
Modules 4: Design a relational storage solution
Lessons:
- Design for data storage
- Design for Azure SQL databases
- Recommend a solution for database scalability
- Recommend a solution for database availability
- Design security for data at rest, data in transmission, and data in use
- Design for Azure SQL Edge
- Design for Azure Cosmos DB and tables
Case Study:
- Select a structured data product (activity)
- Relational Data
Modules 5: Design a data integration solution
Lessons:
- Design a data integration solution with Azure Data Factory
- Design a data integration solution with Azure Data Lake
- Design a data integration and analytics solution with Azure Databricks
- Design a data integration and analytics solution with Azure Synapse Analytics
- Design Azure Stream Analytics solution for Data Analysis
- Design a strategy for hot/warm/cold data path
Case Study:
- None
Modules 6: Design an app architecture solution
Lessons:
- Describe message and event scenarios
- Design a messaging solution
- Design an event solution (Event Hub and Event Grid)
- Design an application optimization solution
Case Study:
- Application architecture
Modules 7: Design authentication and authorization solutions
Lessons:
- Design for identity and access management
- Design for Microsoft Entra ID
- Design for Microsoft Entra Business to Business
- Design for Microsoft Entra Business to Customer
- Design for conditional access
- Design for identity protection
- Design for access reviews
- Design service principals for applications
- Design for Azure key vault
Case Study:
- Authentication and authorization
Modules 8: Design a solution to log and monitor Azure resources
Lessons:
- Design for Azure Monitor data sources
- Design for Log Analytics
- Design for Azure workbooks and Azure Insights
- Design for Azure Data Explorer
Case Study:
- Use Case Scenarios (activity)
- Fabrikam Residences case study – PM software
Modules 9: Design a network infrastructure solution
Lessons:
- Recommend a network architecture solution based on workload requirements
- Design for Azure network connectivity services
- Design for on-premises connectivity to Azure virtual networks
- Design for application delivery services
- Design for application protection services
Case Study:
- BI enterprise application
Modules 10: Design a business continuity solution
Lessons:
- Design for backup and recovery
- Design for Azure Backup
- Design for Azure blob backup and recovery
- Design for Azure Files backup and recovery
- Design for Azure virtual machine backup and recovery
- Design for Azure SQL backup and recovery
- Design for Azure Site Recovery
Case Study:
- None
Modules 11: Design a migration solution
Lessons:
- Evaluate migration with the Cloud Adoption Framework
- Describe the Azure Migration Framework
- Assess your workloads
- Compare migration tools
- Migrate your databases
- Select an online storage migration tool
- Select an offline storage migration tool
Case Study:
- None